FNUS73 KOAX 300936 FWSOAX SPOT FORECAST FOR OMAHA CRP...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 436 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIT AND MISS SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH NOON TODAY...WITH A CHANCE FOR MORE SHOWERS POPPING UP DURING THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SOUTH WINDS AT SUNRISE SHOULD BECOME WEST SOUTHWEST AT IGNITION TIME...AND SLOWLY INCREASE INTO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE BY NOON. SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 70 PERCENT AT 10 AM...DROPPING TO 50 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........90 88 86 84 84 84 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 54 57 61 62 63 RH..............93 78 65 56 51 50 20 FT WIND......W 10 W 8 W 9 SW 12 SW 10 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........84 76 65 57 54 50 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 55 50 47 45 43 RH..............53 67 76 81 83 86 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 8 SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 17 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5700-7500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........47 45 41 39 44 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 49 56 62 65 66 RH..............86 67 51 43 38 36 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 12 SW 15 SW 17 SW 18 W 18 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 25 25 30 25 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 4 5 5 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DERGAN REQUESTED BY...DUWAYNE TRAVERSIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100430.OMAHA.01/OAX